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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2011
Kentaro Marutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shin Hotta, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Uesaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaro Marutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shin Hotta, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Uesaka, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A battery pack and a simple construction is provided. The battery pack includes a plurality of secondary batteries, a housing storing the plurality of secondary batteries, and an inspection circuit stored in the housing. The housing includes a main body section and a closing member to close an opening for taking the plurality of secondary batteries in and out of the main body section, and includes a plurality of fixing members for fixing the closing member on the main body section, the plurality of fixing members being made of a conductive material. An attachment state of the fixing members with respect to the closing member and the main body section is monitored by the inspection circuit, and an attachment order of the fixing members with respect to the closing member and the main body section is memorized by the inspection circuit.